On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 7:55 AM, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> may be mistaken but I'm not aware of any significantly superior
> alternatives.
What about Mao's *Modern Cryptography* ?
As for Paul's question, maybe we can collaborate as a list on fun
questions for readers of *Practical*.
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On Fri, 22 May 2009, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
The field really needs a new, thorough textbook suitable for a one year
course, or maybe an up to date one semester intro text and an up to date
one semester textbook on modern cryptanalysis.
Let me humbly suggest my own book: "Introduction to Moder
Paul Hoffman writes:
> Greetings again. I'm helping someone new to the field learn
> cryptography. He's a book-learner, and is starting with Ferguson &
> Schneier "Practical Cryptography". I would love to give him some
> things to think about after each chapter to make sure he's thinking
> about
Greetings again. I'm helping someone new to the field learn cryptography. He's
a book-learner, and is starting with Ferguson & Schneier "Practical
Cryptography". I would love to give him some things to think about after each
chapter to make sure he's thinking about the big picture.
Has anyone o
